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<p><P><b>The untold story of the last odyssey of the heroic age of Antarctic exploration</b> <P> Sir Ernest Shackleton's 1914 Antarctic endeavor is legend, but for sheer heroism and tragic nobility, nothing compares to the saga of the Ross Sea party. This crew of explorers landed on the opposite side of Antarctica from the Endurance with a mission to build supply depots for Shackleton's planned crossing of the continent. But their ship disappeared in a gale, leaving ten inexperienced, ill-equipped men to trek 1,356 miles in the harshest environment on earth. Drawing on the men's own journals and photographs, <i>The Lost Men</i> is a masterpiece of historical adventure, a book destined to be a classic in the vein of <i>Into Thin Air</i>.</p> <h3>The New York Times - Sara Wheeler</h3> <p>Tyler-Lewis flags the tension between the pair from the outset, and while she rightly lauds Mackintosh's loyalty, bravery and determination, she shows that many of his leadership decisions were flawed. Throughout her book she uses quotations judiciously, wherever possible allowing the men to speak for themselves. Her prose is a model of clarity, flawed only by the occasional linguistic anachronism li

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Author

Kelly Tyler-Lewis

Publisher

Penguin Books Ltd

Published

2007

Language

EN

ISBN

9781440628580

Category

history

Subjects

Historical Fiction, Adventure, Memoir

Rating

4.12 / 5 (25 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14